PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robson de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

de Souza
vs
Finch

173 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
de Souza misses with a low kick as Finch jumps back.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finch lands a jab to de Souza's midsection.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Finch gets the takedown into side control.
de Souza wants to get back to his feet but Finch is dominant here and he's now got de Souza's back!
Finch scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. de Souza is looking for a way out.

It looks like Robson de Souza has been cut.
Finch has de Souza flattened out and is raining down punches.
de Souza trying to get back to his feet but Finch is in full control for now.
de Souza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Finch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can de Souza hold on?
de Souza is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
de Souza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Finch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Robson de Souza's cut is getting worse.
Finch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Jeez, Robson de Souza's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robson de Souza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Finch!